TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE

United Brownsville - Public Presentation June 18, 2012

Community Colleges

1,600nationally

50 public districts in

Texas

Source: American Association of Community Colleges; Texas Association of Community Colleges; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Educate more than half the nation's

undergraduates

Since 1901, at least 100 million people have

attended

Est. Fall 2011 Texas headcount enrollment:

768,291

Key Characteristics

Community Colleges

Open-Admissions Institutions

Low TuitionTX Average

Spring 2012 =$73/SCH Serve taxing

districts and service areas

Key Characteristics (continued)

Community Colleges

Governed by a Board of Trustees

(6 year terms)(at-large, single

member districts)

Board of Trustees has authority to

assess/collect taxes

Board of Trustees has authority to issue bonds with

approval of majority of voters

Major Funding Sources

Tuition and Fees

• The Board has authority to set tuition and fees.

• Community colleges generally set different tuition and fee schedules for in- and out-of district students.

Local Taxes

• Maintenance and Operations (M&O)

• Interest and Sinking Fund taxes to repay general obligation bonds.

State Appropriations

• Actual amount of appropriations has increased but percent of revenue from State has dropped sharply.

• Success based funding to be included as part of future appropriations.

Other: Revenue Bonds, Auxiliary Enterprises, Grants

Role of the Community College

• Certificates• Associate of

Applied Science degrees

• Customized Training

• Continuing Education

• Developmental Education

• Adult Literacy• Basic Skills

• First two years of college

• AA, AS, AAT degrees

Transfer Courses

College Prep

Career and

Technical

Workforce and

Continuing Education

Value of Community College Education

9.4

14.1

6.8

451

768

638

No High School Diploma

High School Diploma

Associate’s Degree

Unemployment Rate (in %) Median Weekly Earnings (in $)In 2011

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey

In Texas …

Source: Moving Texas Forward: The Economic Contribution of Texas Community Colleges, 2010, EMSI

Over the course of a working lifetime, associate’s

degree graduates in Texas earn $478,600 more than

someone with a high school diploma.*

*Undiscounted

Job Market Demand

By 2019, it is anticipated that there will be about 5.9 million new and replacement jobs available in Texas.

About 29% of these jobs will require an education equal to an associate’s degree or greater.

Another 6% of available jobs in 2019 will require some kind of post-secondary certificate or vocational award.

Source: Moving Texas Forward: The Economic Contribution of Texas Community Colleges, 2010, EMSI

TSC’s Strategic Planning Process

TSCStrategic Plan

Implementation

Community Input

Summits & Focus Group Sessions

Data AnalysisTSC Strategic

Planning Committee

Develop Mission, Values, Institutional Goals,

Objectives, & Strategies

TSC Strategic Planning Process

Brownsville Community Summit

Brownsville Community Summit

Brownsville Community Summit

Key Questions

① Think about when you first came to the college:

What most attracted you, kept you here, will set TSC apart and make a greater difference for you?

Describe how the past and present has impacted you negatively. What actions do you want to see TSC take to change this?

② Based on its current mission statement: What is TSC doing well right now?

What does TSC need to improve or do to ensure it meets its mission?

③ It is now 2016 and TSC is fulfilling your dreams as an organization:

What do you see that is new, better, different?

④ What is the one thing you are doing in this ideal future that is having the most significant impact?

Brownsville Community Summit

Update on Key Activities and Tasks

Information Technology

The Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees engaged the services of Dynamic Campus to implement the College’s information technology solutions on May 21, 2012: Network infrastructure and services to provide for the delivery of voice, data

and video services. Administrative applications to support enrollment and business service

transactions. Business intelligence applications to support decision making and

institutional effectiveness, efficiency and public accountability. Web services to deliver information to prospective students and the

community. Library services capable of supporting teaching and learning. Learning management systems to support technology mediated instruction,

distance learning, and professional development. User support services to deliver virtual and on-campus help and assistance.

Cloud technology will be integrated in these efforts.

College Mascot

Students officially adopted the Scorpion as the official mascot of Texas Southmost College in 1929.

When the partnership was created in 1991, the Scorpion was adopted as the mascot of all of the partnership’s sports teams.

UTB publicly announced in January that they would be moving forward with the selection of a new mascot.

TSC was notified in late February, by the UT System Legal Counsel, that that they were planning on abandoning the Scorpion around the end of April.

The Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees voted to reclaim the Scorpion as TSC’s official mascot in April 2012.

Accreditation

Traveled to Atlanta in April to meet with representatives of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

TSC will be submitting its application in spring 2013.

Separate accreditation is anticipated to be achieved by August 31, 2015.

Operational by Fall 2013

Texas Southmost College will become operational by fall 2013.

The College will remain accredited under the UTB/TSC accreditation, which is the entity that is accredited by SACSCOC, until it achieves separate accreditation.

Additional Major Tasks

Program Review (April 2012) Board of Trustees Election (May 2012) Sale of Properties (Cueto and Villas I condos) Financial Plan Compensation Study Policies and Procedures Manual Hiring Process for Faculty and Staff Transition Meetings/Negotiations with UT System Interim Operating Agreements

EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS

Academic Transfer

Career and Technical

Developmental Education

Program Review Findings

Our plan is to retain all current programs. The ability to keep all programs is subject to vetting the availability

of key support resources, such as financing and facilities. Continue internal review, to include restructuring some of the

degrees and certificates that were identified with low graduation rates, headcount, and market demand/wages.

Program leaders and faculty will be challenged to bring about agreed-upon improvements.

Periodic review process will be implemented. The program review process will be continuous.

A program/discipline review system will be developed. TSC will develop a data-driven accountability system.

DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES

14 degree programs AA, AS and Aat degrees

19 program areas 40 degrees/certificates

Academic Transfer Career and Technical

Developmental Education

Source: Office of Institutional Effectiveness, UTB/TSC; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Mathematics Reading English (Writing) English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Academic Transfer Program Listing Award TypeArchitecture ASBusiness (Business Administration) AAComputer Science ASFine Arts AFAForensic Investigation (Forensics) AAEarly Childhood-6th Grade Teaching AAT4th-8th Grade Teaching (Middle Grades) AAT8th-12th Grade Teaching (Secondary) AATHealth and Human Perf-EC-12 (Kinesiology) AATGeneral Studies AAScience ASSocial Work AASpanish Translation AATechnology AST

Career & Technical Program Listing Award TypeAir Conditioning & Refrigeration Tech-Residential CERT1Geothermal Heating & Cooling CERT1

Auto Body Repair Technology-Body Repair Specialist CERT1Auto Body Repair Technology-Refinishing Specialist CERT1Auto Mechanics Technology-Line Specialist CERT1Auto Mechanics Technology-Parts Specialist CERT1Auto Mechanics Technology-Repair Specialist CERT1

Commercial Electrician-Small Wind Turbine Tech. CERT1Construction Technology Certificate-Green Building CERT1Plumbing Certificate-Solar Thermal Technology CERT1Residential Electrician-Solar Photovoltaic Technology CERT1

Career & Technical Program Listing Award TypeDiagnostic Medical Sonography (TP) AAS

Emergency Medical Science (TP) AAS/CERT1/CERT2

Medical Office Management AASMedical Coding and Billing CERT1

Medical Laboratory Technology (TP) AAS

Nursing AAS

Licensed Vocational Nursing CERT2

Radiologic Technology (TP) AAS

Respiratory Care (TP) AAS

Career & Technical Program Listing Award TypeAccounting Technology CERT1

Administrative Management CERT1Business Information Systems Technology (TP) AAS/CERT1Microsoft Certified Application Specialist CERT1Office Management (TP) CERT1

Business Management and Technology AAS

Computer Information Systems (TP) AAS/CERT1Computer Web Development AAS/CERT1

Computer-Aided Drafting Technology CERT1Drafting Technology (TP) AAS

Career & Technical Program Listing Award TypeChild Care & Development (TP) AAS/CERT1

Criminal Justice (TP) AAS

Legal Assisting CERT1Paralegal Studies AAS

In Summary …

We are on track to becoming operationally independent by fall 2013 and separately accredited by August 2015.

Selected hiring will begin by fall 2012, with the majority occurring in spring 2013.

Strategic planning efforts will be completed by fall 2012.

Marketing efforts will begin later this year.

¡Gracias!